MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS

ASSIGNMENT 1

Question 1
a) Find the solution of the linear system using Cramer’s rule
x 1+ 2 x 2 +4 x 3 = 14
2 x1 +6 x 2 +6 x 3 = 28
3 x 1+6 x 2 +10 x3 = 34 [13]
b) Prove that if the determinant of an nXn matrix A is 0, then the matrix does not have an inverse

1 3
C) Show that sin 4 θ = cos 4 θ−cos 2θ+ using Euler’s formula [12]
4 4
Question 2
Solve the system of equations
a) 2 x1 +3 x 2 - x 3 = 4
x 1−2 x2 + x 3 = 6

x 1−12 x 2 +5 x 3 =- 10 [15]
b) Convert each of the following complex numbers to a polar form
2√ 3 + 2i [5]

ASSIGNMENT 2

Question 1
a) Convert each of the following complex numbers to a polar form
i. z = -3-4i [6]
ii. z = 2 + 2i [6]
b) Is the following pair of vectors linearly independent or perpendicular: 3i – j + 3k and -4i + j
+ 3k [6]
c) Prove that if an n X n matrix A is multiplied by a scalar k, then the determinant of k is det A
[7]
Question 2
a) Find the eigen values and the corresponding eigen vectors of the following matrix
2−i 0 i

[ 0 1−i 0
i 0 2−i ] [12]

b) Find the solution of the linear system

x 1 + x2 + x 3 = 4

2 x1 −3 x 2 +4 x3 = 33

3 x 1−2 x 2−2 x 3 = 2 [13]